All of our curriculum is in. I have even done our 1st semester course of study plan. Here's what's on our agenda for 5th and 7th grade this year. . .
We have really enjoyed Kay Arthur's studies. Even though they are intended for the elementary grades, I feel they are thorough enough to do them in junior high. I plan to finish out the series in the next two years. This year we will cover Jonah, Esther, 2 Timothy and James.
We will continue with Learning Language Arts Through Literature. Josh will be in the purple book for 5th grade and Ellie will be in the green book for 7th.
This year I am adding Institute for Excellence in Writing's Level B for both kids. They have done well with writing so far; but I feel they will benefit from more instruction in this area. I have heard very good things about this curriculum and look forward to using the history-based curriculum in future years.
This spelling structure has been good for Ellie. We will finish up book 2 during the first semester and then begin book 3.
Still going with Saxon math. I considered getting the Dive CD for Ellie. Although she has improved in math, she still does not like the subject. She was starting to struggle more at the end of the year. I plan to work alongside her for this subject. As long as I can keep up, I think we will hold off on the CD.
Next to our Bible studies, this is my favorite curriculum. Looking forward to learning more!
Even though Ellie will be in junior high, I decided to do the anatomy and physiology from Apologia with both kids. It is so nice to do subjects together. Next year we may be doing two separate sciences, but we'll see!
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